wellbore en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English well Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der. Proto-Germanic *burōną Proto-West Germanic *borōn Old English borian Middle English boren English bore English wellbore From well + bore.
Meanings
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The hole produced when drilling an oil or gas well.
The overflush consisted of 100 bbls of uncrosslinked 3000 ppm polymer, followed by one wellbore volume (~150 bbls) plus 450 bbls crude behind pipe.
1995, Proceedings, International Meeting on Petroleum Engineering, page 63:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wellbores | Number=Plur | lexicographic |